Due to changes to increase student safety, phone calls are no longer accepted to report an absence or to check a student out of school.
Please click the button at the right to report an absence. Both parent and student names must be included along with a reason for the absence and a telephone number where a parent/guardian can be reached to verify the absence. Parents have three (3) days to report an absence either by email or sending a letter with the student to be given to Student Services. |
ATTENDANCE POLICIES
If a student accumulates 10 absences (excused or unexcused) in a semester, the GBHS administration will require written documentation for any subsequent absences to be excused. i.e., doctor’s or dentist’s note, court summons, etc.
A parent email, note or phone call will not be accepted after 10 absences in a semester.
If a student accumulates 10 absences (excused or unexcused) in a semester, the GBHS administration will require written documentation for any subsequent absences to be excused. i.e., doctor’s or dentist’s note, court summons, etc.
A parent email, note or phone call will not be accepted after 10 absences in a semester.
ATTENDANCE: ARRIVING/LEAVING SCHOOL DURING SCHOOL DAY (9:15-3:21)
Once a student arrives on school grounds, he/she may not leave campus during the school day without signing out through Student Services. Students arriving after 9:25 a. m. or leaving school during the school day must have permission verified by a parent or legal guardian and must check in and out through Student Services. Without exception, students must sign in when arriving after 9:25 and sign out before leaving campus. Failure to do so will result in disciplinary consequences. Students will not be permitted to leave school with persons whose identity has not been satisfactorily established and/or whose authority to check out the student has not been verified by the demographics screen and/or student Health Cards. If a student misses more than 20 minutes of class, he/she will be considered absent from that class.
STUDENT ABSENCES
A written note or *email from parent is required within 3 days to excuse all absences. The information should include why the student was absent and include a contact number. It is the responsibility of the student to ensure that notes are turned in to Student Services within three (3) school days of the absence. Failure of proper notification within three (3) school days of the absence shall result in an unexcused absence and a zero for work missed. *(There is a link on the GBHS webpage for the attendance clerk). It is the responsibility of the student to check that absences in Parent/Student Portal are properly recorded and report any errors within two weeks so that the mistake can be rectified. ***If a student accumulates 10 absences (excused or unexcused) in a semester, the GBHS administration will require written documentation for any subsequent absences to be excused. i.e., doctor’s or dentist’s note, court summons, etc. A parent note will not be accepted after 10 absences in a semester.***
EXCUSED ABSENCES
Excused absences shall be granted in accordance to the Santa Rosa County Code of Student Conduct and shall include but not be limited to 1) personal illness, 2) medical or dental appointments, or 3) prearranged absences approved by Student Services. It is the responsibility of each student’s parents/guardians to notify the school of his/her child’s absence. Gulf Breeze High School accepts excuses by written note or e-mail with a student name, parent name and daytime phone number provided for verification and reason for the absence. Parents/guardians should send a letter or email the same day to excuse the absence if possible. If no reason is received the day of the absence, a computerized call-out service will notify the parents/guardians of the absence(s) of each student. Failure to submit proper notification within 3 days of the absence will result in an unexcused absence, and no make-up work will be allowed for any assignments missed or tests taken that day. Students absent from school will be responsible for all work and assignments missed during any absence and for making arrangements with teachers to make up work within 3 days after returning to school.
SCHOOL-SPONSORED ACTIVITIES (absences that are recorded as Code 2) will not count as absences; however, students must make up all work missed.
UNEXCUSED ABSENCES
Unexcused absences include 1) absences without notification from parents within 3 days of the absence and 2) skipping school or class. An unexcused absence shall be defined as, but not be limited to, any absence accrued as a result of truancy, pleasure trips not pre-arranged (such as vacations and shopping trips), and other avoidable absences not prearranged by the student and parent. Any student with an unexcused absence in a class shall not be allowed to make up school work missed during the unexcused period and shall be given zeroes (0’s) for missed work.
Once a student arrives on school grounds, he/she may not leave campus during the school day without signing out through Student Services. Students arriving after 9:25 a. m. or leaving school during the school day must have permission verified by a parent or legal guardian and must check in and out through Student Services. Without exception, students must sign in when arriving after 9:25 and sign out before leaving campus. Failure to do so will result in disciplinary consequences. Students will not be permitted to leave school with persons whose identity has not been satisfactorily established and/or whose authority to check out the student has not been verified by the demographics screen and/or student Health Cards. If a student misses more than 20 minutes of class, he/she will be considered absent from that class.
STUDENT ABSENCES
A written note or *email from parent is required within 3 days to excuse all absences. The information should include why the student was absent and include a contact number. It is the responsibility of the student to ensure that notes are turned in to Student Services within three (3) school days of the absence. Failure of proper notification within three (3) school days of the absence shall result in an unexcused absence and a zero for work missed. *(There is a link on the GBHS webpage for the attendance clerk). It is the responsibility of the student to check that absences in Parent/Student Portal are properly recorded and report any errors within two weeks so that the mistake can be rectified. ***If a student accumulates 10 absences (excused or unexcused) in a semester, the GBHS administration will require written documentation for any subsequent absences to be excused. i.e., doctor’s or dentist’s note, court summons, etc. A parent note will not be accepted after 10 absences in a semester.***
EXCUSED ABSENCES
Excused absences shall be granted in accordance to the Santa Rosa County Code of Student Conduct and shall include but not be limited to 1) personal illness, 2) medical or dental appointments, or 3) prearranged absences approved by Student Services. It is the responsibility of each student’s parents/guardians to notify the school of his/her child’s absence. Gulf Breeze High School accepts excuses by written note or e-mail with a student name, parent name and daytime phone number provided for verification and reason for the absence. Parents/guardians should send a letter or email the same day to excuse the absence if possible. If no reason is received the day of the absence, a computerized call-out service will notify the parents/guardians of the absence(s) of each student. Failure to submit proper notification within 3 days of the absence will result in an unexcused absence, and no make-up work will be allowed for any assignments missed or tests taken that day. Students absent from school will be responsible for all work and assignments missed during any absence and for making arrangements with teachers to make up work within 3 days after returning to school.
SCHOOL-SPONSORED ACTIVITIES (absences that are recorded as Code 2) will not count as absences; however, students must make up all work missed.
- Be in class for 20 minutes to receive credit.
- Complete all work assigned during the absence unless given an extension by the teacher.
- Turn in all assignments given prior to a pre-arranged absence the first day of return to school unless given an extension by the teacher.
- Make up any tests or other assignments announced prior to a pre-arranged absence the first day back to school or at the teacher’s discretion.
UNEXCUSED ABSENCES
Unexcused absences include 1) absences without notification from parents within 3 days of the absence and 2) skipping school or class. An unexcused absence shall be defined as, but not be limited to, any absence accrued as a result of truancy, pleasure trips not pre-arranged (such as vacations and shopping trips), and other avoidable absences not prearranged by the student and parent. Any student with an unexcused absence in a class shall not be allowed to make up school work missed during the unexcused period and shall be given zeroes (0’s) for missed work.